SIERRA LEONE VS PORTUGAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PORTUGAL		SIERRA LEONE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,508	4	4,027	+ 7,481
Stroke	2	11,026	5	3,769	+ 7,257
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	6,426	28	373	+ 6,053
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	6,122	1	7,420	- 1,297
Lung Cancers	5	3,937	49	85	+ 3,852
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,922	39	192	+ 3,730
Lung Disease	7	3,830	20	791	+ 3,039
Diabetes Mellitus	8	3,218	14	1,190	+ 2,029
Kidney Disease	9	2,505	15	1,082	+ 1,423
Stomach Cancer	10	2,263	36	232	+ 2,031
Prostate Cancer	11	1,898	34	274	+ 1,624
Breast Cancer	12	1,784	23	615	+ 1,169
Other Injuries	13	1,731	16	1,040	+ 691
Hypertension	14	1,680	21	623	+ 1,057
Pancreas Cancer	15	1,492	54	62	+ 1,430
Lymphomas	16	1,436	42	132	+ 1,304
Endocrine Disorders	17	1,382	19	798	+ 584
Liver Cancer	18	1,135	27	400	+ 735
Suicide	19	1,047	25	521	+ 526
Bladder Cancer	20	1,046	52	78	+ 968
Parkinson's Disease	21	1,018	44	117	+ 901
Liver Disease	22	1,006	13	1,312	- 307
Falls	23	923	30	324	+ 599
Leukemia	24	907	59	37	+ 871
Oral Cancer	25	815	50	82	+ 733
Inflammatory/Heart	26	812	32	288	+ 524
Road Traffic Accidents	27	749	8	2,581	- 1,833
Other Neoplasms	28	583	66	10	+ 572
Oesophagus Cancer	29	556	57	37	+ 519
Skin Cancers	30	468	48	86	+ 382
Epilepsy	31	371	37	230	+ 141
Uterin Cancer	32	363	60	31	+ 332
Ovary Cancer	33	355	53	77	+ 278
Cervical Cancer	34	294	35	264	+ 30
HIV/AIDS	35	286	9	2,546	- 2,260
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	206	3	5,275	- 5,069
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	204	31	308	- 104
Tuberculosis	38	190	10	2,414	- 2,224
Skin Disease	39	181	51	81	+ 100
Congenital Anomalies	40	176	11	1,532	- 1,357
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	151	43	127	+ 24
Anemia	42	135	85	0	+ 135
Asthma	43	131	24	613	- 482
Drug Use	44	115	40	185	- 71
Alcohol	45	99	55	52	+ 47
Fires	46	97	33	275	- 178
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	88	68	7	+ 81
Violence	48	86	22	618	- 532
Hepatitis C	49	78	63	13	+ 64
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	74	81	0	+ 74
Drownings	51	71	29	366	- 295
Low Birth Weight	52	70	7	2,791	- 2,721
Malnutrition	53	70	17	924	- 853
Multiple Sclerosis	54	50	65	10	+ 40
Schizophrenia	55	44	84	0	+ 44
Meningitis	56	38	12	1,415	- 1,377
Poisonings	57	26	38	218	- 192
Osteoarthritis	58	26	80	0	+ 26
Hepatitis B	59	23	47	92	- 68
Birth Trauma	60	21	6	2,888	- 2,867
Appendicitis	61	19	61	27	- 9
Upper Respiratory	62	13	64	10	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	63	6	18	880	- 873
Syphilis	64	3	41	180	- 177
Oral conditions	65	3	82	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	66	2	71	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	67	1	56	50	- 49
Leishmaniasis	68	1	79	0	+ 1
War	69	1	67	8	- 8
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	+ 0
Measles	71	0	58	37	- 37
Pertussis	72	0	26	469	- 468
Tetanus	73	0	45	103	- 103
Diphtheria	74	0	69	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	76	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	46	101	- 101
Malaria	78	0	2	6,824	- 6,824
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	83	0	62	15	- 15
Dengue	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SIERRA LEONE

Portugal

Sierra Leone

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.